Clickjacking

Quick meaning: Clickjacking is a noun meaning (computing, web development) A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend.

Meaning

(computing, web development) A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend.

Example Sentences

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Clickjacking, however, evades the need for this cross domain reading, and instead directly places the mouse over the target area to click on the link or form that contains the nonce - thereby bypassing the need for client side cross domain read exploitation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scrolljacking, hijackware, autoclicking, interclick, autoclick, autoclicker.

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